VERDICT
V ideo processing can be an intensive task, taking several times the playing length of a video to convert it. So it would be useful to be able to set up several videos to process and leave the software to get on with it overnight or while you’re at work.
AVIDEMUX 7/10 CURLEW 5/10 HANDBRAKE 9/10
Handbrake’s approach to batch processing is to be applauded. You can set up multiple videos for processing and then start the process when you have finished, or even before then. The queue can be exported to a file for later running, or it can be passed to the HandbrakeCLI shell command to process the batch in a terminal, freeing up the resources used by the GUI, or enabling you to schedule the job for later.